Kanji
N1 7 strokes Grade 5 freq #823

intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

intention; aim
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind
aspiration; volunteering
wish; desire
interested person; volunteer
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
will; volition
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
ambition; aspiration

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

will; resolution
to aspire to; to aim for

Example sentences

The will is as good as the deed.

In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.

He applied for the position.

He recommended me to apply for the job.